November 13, 2007

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) announced today that Loras College swimmer Lauren Lehenbauer (Davenport, Iowa/Bettendorf) and University of Dubuque football player Jermar Jackson (Muskegon, Mich./Muskegon) have been named the IIAC Female and Male Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sunday, November 11. The Conference also announced the Performers of the Week for each of the Conference’s four sports in competition during the week.

Football – Jermar Jackson, University of Dubuque, Muskegon, Mich./Muskegon
Jackson, a senior quarterback, played a part in all five Dubuque touchdowns in the Spartans’ 34-31 season-ending win over Luther. Jackson ran for three touchdowns (10, 1, 3) and threw for two others (18, 52). He completed 10 of 19 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns (18, 52) through the air, while carrying the ball 31 times for 127 yards and three scores (10, 1, 3). Jackson led the Spartans to their best record since 1980, finishing his career with 10,148 yards of total offense which places him 18th in the NCAA Division III record book with 2,323 yards rushing and 7,825 yards passing. With 103 touchdowns (47 rushing, 56 passing) and 282 points, Jackson also averaged 307.7 yards of total offense per game and 5.2 yards per rush. (IIAC Male Athlete of the Week)

Women’s Swimming and Diving – Lauren Lehenbauer, Loras College, Davenport, Iowa/Bettendorf
Lehanbauer, a junior, won four events (three individual, one relay) while leading the Duhawks to a team title at the Monmouth Invitational. Lehenbauer won the 400 individual medley (4:47.83) by over eight seconds, the 200 butterfly (2:17.81) by more than 10 seconds, and the 500 freestyle (5:24.13) by better than 16 seconds. She also swam the third leg of the victorious 200 medley relay (2:01.15). (IIAC Female Athlete of the Week)

Wrestling – Chris Heilman, Cornell College, Colorado Springs, Colo./St. Mary’s
Heilman, a senior, went 4-0 in claiming the 125-pound Gold title at the Pointer Open in Stevens Point, Wis. He allowed only five points in four matches, opening an 18-0 technical fall over Indianapolis’ Josh Allen. Heilman followed that up with major decisions over North Central College’s Joe Norton (12-0) and UW-Parkside’s Brandon Kircher (11-1), before defeating Upper Iowa’s Tyler Mumbulo 11-4 in the final. All except Norton wrestle for Division II schools.

Men’s Swimming and Diving – Cameron Webb, Luther College, Carroll, Iowa/Carroll
Webb, a junior, was part of three Luther pool records in the Norse’s 127-39 victory over Morningside. Webb set the pool record in the 500 freestyle (4:54.49) and was a member of record-setting 400 medley (3:35.86) and 400 freestyle (3:15.45) relays.

Other Outstanding Weekly Performers
The IIAC also recognized the following outstanding athletic performances from the past week.

Football – Central College senior stinger (DB/LB) Dustyn Baethke (Williamsburg, Iowa/Williamsburg) made 12 tackles (six solo) in Central’s 17-14 win over Wartburg. After missing most of the season with an injury, Baethke led a Central defense which limited the Knights to 14 points – 15 below their season average.

Football – Coe College junior wide receiver/defensive back/kick returner Tommy Breitbach (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier) caught three passes for 77 yards in the Kohawks’ 17-6 win over Cornell, including a 43-yard diving catch to set up Coe up for the go-ahead touchdown. Breitbach also had seven tackles, an interception, and returned one kick for 23 yards.

Football – Simpson College running back Adam Reutzel (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Prairie) rushed for 230 yards on 28 carries in the Storm’s 14-3 win over Buena Vista. Reutzel’s yardage total is the most by a Simpson back since 2001 and the 11th highest single-game total in school history.

Wrestling – Coe College junior Bryon Grothus (Davenport, Iowa/Assumption) went undefeated in four duals at 157-lbs. at the Lakeland Duals. Grothus pinned fifth-rankeed Jesse Milks of UW-Platteville in 1:00 to help the seventh-ranked Kohawks to a 4-0 start to the season.

Wrestling – Luther College senior A.J. Gregg (Decorah, Iowa/Decorah) placed first in the 184-lbs. Gold bracket at the UW-Stevens Point Pointer Open posting a record of 3-0. Gregg defeated Eric Bugenhagen of Wisconsin 5-0 in the title bout.

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